Ironing-board.



W. B. MITCHELL.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1911.

1,030,914. Patented July 2; 1912.

Inventor MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM c.

Attorneys Uivrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WICKLIFF B. MITCHELL, 0F BEDFORD, INDIANA.

IRON'ING-BOARD.

This invention relates to ironing boards,

and has for its object to provide a simple, substantial and convenient ironing board that may be readily applied to a table or similar object in a novel manner, and which will not mar or injure the surface of the table.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sleeve board havingnovelmeans coopenting with means on the ironing board for supporting the same above the ironing board as may be desired, the sleeve hoard being readily detachable and attachable to the ironing board.

With the above and ()tlIGI Ol'DjGOtS in View this invention is embodied in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters indicate similar parts, and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ironing board as applied to a table. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a standard or supporting bracket for the sleeve board.

Referring specifically to the drawings, T designates the table, *3 the ironing board and S the sleeve board. To the bottom of the board B and near one end of same is secured a lateral fulcrum support 6, and intersecting the said support is a longitudinal brace 5. The support (3 is preferably secured to the butt end of the ironing board and the brace 5 extends to the extremity of the butt end of the ironing board. Through the butt end of the ironing board and the end of the brace 5 is passed a bolt 9 which has the lower end thereof screw-threaded and a jam nut 10 is engaged thereon and bears against the brace 5 thus locking the brace and board together. A comparatively large circular nut 8 is engaged on the lower end of the bolt 9. On the lower edge of the support 6 are secured a pair of resilient frictional tips 7, preferably rubber, which seat upon the table or other object on Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed SeptemberE, 1911.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Serial No. 647,579.

which the ironing board is applied. On the top of the board at the butt end thereof is arranged an asbestos pad 11.

The sleeve board S is shaped to conform with the shape of ordinary sleeves having the larger'or butt end thereof rounded and to the. bottom of the said board is secured a sup iorting bracket or standard of inverted U-shape form. The legs 14 and 14 ofthe said standard have the outwardly projecting feet 15 and 16, respectively, the foot 15 having a bifurcated portion and the foot 16 being apertured. On the top of the ironing board B near the butt end thereof is arranged a headed pin or bolt 12, the head beingraised above the surface of the board, and in proximity to the saidpin or bolt is a projecting spur 13. The bifurcated foot 15 is arrangedto slip in under thehead of the pin 12, and the foot 16 maybe engaged on the spur. 1'3 on the board by springing the leg 14 which is resilient, thus rigidly securing the sleeve board to the ironing board. By raising the sleeve board the foot 16 may be disengaged from the spur 13 and the sleeve board may be swung to any suitable position or may be removed from the ironing board by withdrawing the foot 15 from the bolt 12.

In applying the ironing board to a table or similar object, the nut 8 is first adjusted on the bolt 9 to accommodate the thickness of the table top and is then engaged under the edge of the table and the fulcrum support 6 is brought on the surface of the table, the tips 7 being in contact with the table, and being of rubber or similar material prevent the ironing board from shifting laterally or from marring the surface of the table. The board thus forms a lever of the first class and the weight of the free end of the board is suflicient to securely hold the board to the table, the board swinging on the fulcrum support 6 to bring the nut 8 in engagement with the under side of the table. The nut 8 in being circular provides for a convenient and minute adjustment. By adjusting the nut upward or downward the board B may be adjusted parallel with the table T or may be inclined as desired. The" fulcrum support 6 serves the double purpose of preventing the board from warping and as a fulcrum for the board having thelower tips 7 for preventing the board from slipping. The board may be applied to the table in various positions as may be desired or necessary. 7 r

The spur 13 may be located at any suit-- able point around the pin or bolt 12 and may be removed if desired and placed at a new position to support the sleeve board in the position desired by the operator. The standard or supporting bracket for the sleeve board is preferably formed of a single strip' is simple in construction, rendering it ineX pensive to manufacture, and is both convenient and efiicient in its use. The use of the ironing board is the same as the ordinary board which is well lmown in the art and need not be further described herein.

It will also be noted that the ironing board is applicable to various tables and will not mar or injure the surface of the table. This invention therefore provides for an ironing board which is desirable, the same not being complicated or provided with cumbersome Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

having a headed pin and a spur thereon, ofv

a sleeve board having a pair of legs provided with feet, one leg being resilient and having its foot provided with a bifurcated portion, and the other foot being apertured,

so that the former foot is engageable under the headed pin and the latter foot is then engageable over the spur by springing the resilient leg.

2. The combination with an ironing board having a headed pin and a spur thereon, of a sleeve board, an'inverted U-shaped standard secured to the sleeve board, the legs of the standard having outwardly projecting feet, one of the legs being resilient and having its foot provided with a bifurcated portion, and the other foot being apertured, so that the former foot is engageable under the headed pin and the latter foot is then engageable over the spur by springing the resilient leg.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WICKLIFF B. MITCHELL.

Witnesses ARTHUR J. MCDONALD, C. E. FRANKLIN. 

